1942 ⟶ Operation Torch Begins
Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Mor...
Year
1942
1943
🚢 Operation Torch Begins
Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Morocco and Algeria, begins.⟶
North Africa CampaignAllied InvasionOperation TorchVichy FranceMoroccoAlgeriaAmphibious Assault
🤫 Clark Meets with Vichy Officials in Algeria
American General Mark Clark secretly lands in Algeria to confer with Vichy officials and Resistance groups in preparation for impending Allied invasion.⟶
North AfricaOperation TorchAlgeriaVichy FranceMark ClarkAllied PlanningResistance Movement
🚢 US Task Force Departs for Operation Torch
US Navy Task Force 34, consisting of aircraft carriers, a variety of support ships, including troop ships and other vessels, set sail from Hampton Roads, Virginia with Patton's forces for Operation Torch, the landing in North Africa. The other two task forces of Operation Torch, the first American-led force to fight in the European and African theatres of war, depart Britain for Morocco.⟶
Operation TorchNorth AfricaUS NavyPattonAmphibious LandingAllied InvasionMilitary Logistics
🛬 US Troops Land in Oran
The United States Combat Command "B" of the 1st Armored Division lands east and west of Oran as part of Operation Torch.⟶
North Africa CampaignOperation TorchOranUS ArmyAmphibious AssaultMilitary Landing
💣 Oran Falls to US Troops and Allied Landings Continue
⚓ Allied Invasion of Sicily Begins (Operation Husky)
Operation Husky (the Allied invasion of Sicily) begins.⟶
invasionSicilyAlliedItalyOperationamphibious assaultWestern FrontMediterranean